First Tee Fundamentals: Direction At Contact
What determines the direction of your ball flight? Quite simply, it is the direction of your club face at impact. The ball will always go in the direction the club face is pointed. While that's the simple explanation, the more complex one has to do with the factors involved that influence your club face direction at contact. Here are a few:
Grip - The way you place your hands can influence a left, right, or center-facing club at impact.
Stance - The direction of your feet and body play a large role.
Swing Path - An often overlooked factor, you will probably make subconscious corrections to your club face because of your swing path. For example, if you consistently swing with a path to the left of your target, you will tend to leave your club face pointed to the right to compensate. This produces the most common ball flight in golf (the slice.)
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